Chemical equilibrium

This course is a part of Chemistry, a 18-course Topic series from Khan Academy.

Many chemical reactions are reversible, and the forward and backward reactions can occur at the same time. When the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the backward reaction, we call that a dynamic equilibrium. We will learn how equilibrium can be described by the equilibrium constant K, and how different factors than can affect the chemical equilibrium.

This course contains 2 segments:

Equilibrium constant

In this tutorial, we will examine the equilibrium state and learn how to write the expression for the equilibrium constant.

Factors that affect chemical equilibrium

In this tutorial, we will learn about the different factors that affect a reaction mixture at equilibrium.